Teacher: Mr. Nicholas Oliver
Office: EDU CTR 226
Office Phone: (207) 831-9538
Office Hours: 2-3 Every Day E-mail: nicholas.oliver@maine.edu
Summary of Unit
Students will understand why the Bolshevik Revolution occurred. They will show this by completing six assignments, one being a performance task at the end of the unit. The six assignments are blog, poster, WebQuest, podcast, PowerPoint, and I-Movie. The students will be able to analyze the events that led up to the revolution and show how they impacted the future. Students will also be able to keep an eye out for future revolutions from this knowledge. The information learned will show the students how the unit relates to their lives.
Establish Goals:(G)
Maine Learning Results Social Studies- E. History
E1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
Grade 9-Diploma "The Russian Revolution 1917"
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the United States and world history, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world.
a. Explain that history includes the study of the past based on the examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources and how history can help one better understand and make informed decisions about the present and future.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:(U)
• Previous events in Russian history led to the Russian Revolution.
• The Russian revolution happened for many reasons, two of which are the need for equality and the hatred of absolutism.
• The American Revolution and the Russian Revolution had similarities and differences.
What essential questions will be considered?
Essential Questions:(Q)
• How did previous events lead to the Russian Revolution?
• Why did the Russian Revolution happen?
• How are the American Revolution and the Russian Revolution similar and how are they different?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know:(K)
Students will be able to do:(S)
•Important events and people:
People: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov (Lenin), Sophia Perovskaya, Grigory Rasputin
Groups: Narodnaya Volya (People's Will), Zemlya I Volya (Land and Freedom)
Events: World War I, Serf Emancipation in 1861, Bloody Sunday, Bolshevik Revolution
•Vocab: Bolshevik, revolution, Communism, Menshevik, zemstvo, pogrom
•Sequence and Timelines: Emancipation of the Serfs (1861), zemstvo established (1864), Zemlya I Volya (1876-79), Russo-Turkish War (1877-78), Narodnaya Volya (1880s), Assassination of Alexander II (1881), pogroms (1881-82), counter-reforms (1882-84), zemstvo counter-reform (1890), "Senseless Dreams" speech" (1895), RSDWP founded (1898), Development of Capitalism in Russia published (1899), PSR established (1901-02), Peasant Disorder (1902), What is to Be Done? published (1902), Union of Liberation established (1903), RSDWP splits (1903), South Russian labor strikes (1903), Bloody Sunday (1905), Revolution of 1905, October Manifesto, Four State Dumas (1906-1917), World War I (1914), Bolshevik Revolution (1917), Death of the royal family (1918)
• a Explain that history includes the study of the past based on the examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources.
• Make meaning of why the revolution happened.
• Decide which events caused the most change.
• Compare and Contrast the American Revolution to the Russian Revolution.
• Empathize with the revolters and see why they revolted.
• Be aware of the ingredients of revolution and see possible revolutions that may occur in the future.
Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): (T)
Goal: Your task is to find out why the Bolshevik Revolution happened by researching the past half century and determining the key factors.
Role: You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries.
Audience: Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site.
Situation: You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important.
Product/Presentation: You will create a digital story telling the web site committee about the Bolshevik Revolution.
Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Digital Story: Key Points 30%, Explanation of Key Points 15%, Use of Images 15%, Music/Soundtrack 15%, Accuracy of Information 15%, Flow 10%. Presentation: Attentiveness In Class 50%, Intro to the Digital Story 25%, Technology Prepared 25%.
Expectations
Assignments are required to be turned in on time, unless prior arrangements have been made in advance. You may have the opportunity to redo some assignments, if they are turned in on time and will be due one week after being returned to you. You must submit the original work, rubric, the revised work and a brief statement of the improvements you made to the assignment. All assigned work must be typed on a word processor using Times font, 12 points, unjustified and free of typographical, spelling and grammatical errors. Please keep a copy of all work submitted, until the final grade of the course has been determined. Academic honesty and integrity are important.This schools code of academic integrity is enforced in this course and students are expected to educate themselves.Please take the time to review the code.
Benchmarks
Below is the point value for each assessment and your grade will be base on the percent of points earned from the total points of 400.
Lesson 1: Blog- 30 points
Each student will create a blog posting and tell the teacher the key events in the 1860s and 70s in Russia and tell why they think it had an impact on the revolution in 1917.
Lesson 2: Poster- 50 points
Each student will create a poster showing the key events covered in the lesson.
Lesson 3: Podcast- 50 points
Each student will create a podcast of what happened from 1902 to 1905 in Russia with a partner.
Lesson 4: WebQuest- 30 points
Each student will perform the WebQuest.
Lesson 5: PowerPoint- 50 points
Each student will compare and contrast the American and Bolshevik Revolutions using PowerPoint.
Lesson 6: Performance Task/I-Movie- 100 points
In groups, each student will show their understanding of the entire unit and come up with the overall reason why the revolution happened.
Quizzes: After each lesson, there will be a quiz over the material that was just learned.- 60 points.
Attendance and Participation: Students will be on time and will participate in class discussions.- 30 points
Grading Scale
A (93 -100), A- (90 - 92), B+ (87 - 89), B (83 - 86), B- (80 - 82), C+(77 - 79), C (73-76), C- (70 - 72), D+(67 - 69), D (63 - 66), D- (60 - 62), F (0 - 59).
Teacher: Mr. Nicholas Oliver
Office: EDU CTR 226
Office Phone: (207) 831-9538
Office Hours: 2-3 Every Day
E-mail: nicholas.oliver@maine.edu
Summary of Unit
E1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
Grade 9-Diploma "The Russian Revolution 1917"
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the United States and world history, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world.
a. Explain that history includes the study of the past based on the examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources and how history can help one better understand and make informed decisions about the present and future.
What understandings are desired?
• The Russian revolution happened for many reasons, two of which are the need for equality and the hatred of absolutism.
• The American Revolution and the Russian Revolution had similarities and differences.
What essential questions will be considered?
• Why did the Russian Revolution happen?
• How are the American Revolution and the Russian Revolution similar and how are they different?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
People: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov (Lenin), Sophia Perovskaya, Grigory Rasputin
Groups: Narodnaya Volya (People's Will), Zemlya I Volya (Land and Freedom)
Events: World War I, Serf Emancipation in 1861, Bloody Sunday, Bolshevik Revolution
•Vocab: Bolshevik, revolution, Communism, Menshevik, zemstvo, pogrom
•Sequence and Timelines: Emancipation of the Serfs (1861), zemstvo established (1864), Zemlya I Volya (1876-79), Russo-Turkish War (1877-78), Narodnaya Volya (1880s), Assassination of Alexander II (1881), pogroms (1881-82), counter-reforms (1882-84), zemstvo counter-reform (1890), "Senseless Dreams" speech" (1895), RSDWP founded (1898), Development of Capitalism in Russia published (1899), PSR established (1901-02), Peasant Disorder (1902), What is to Be Done? published (1902), Union of Liberation established (1903), RSDWP splits (1903), South Russian labor strikes (1903), Bloody Sunday (1905), Revolution of 1905, October Manifesto, Four State Dumas (1906-1917), World War I (1914), Bolshevik Revolution (1917), Death of the royal family (1918)
• Make meaning of why the revolution happened.
• Decide which events caused the most change.
• Compare and Contrast the American Revolution to the Russian Revolution.
• Empathize with the revolters and see why they revolted.
• Be aware of the ingredients of revolution and see possible revolutions that may occur in the future.
Role: You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries.
Audience: Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site.
Situation: You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important.
Product/Presentation: You will create a digital story telling the web site committee about the Bolshevik Revolution.
Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Digital Story: Key Points 30%, Explanation of Key Points 15%, Use of Images 15%, Music/Soundtrack 15%, Accuracy of Information 15%, Flow 10%. Presentation: Attentiveness In Class 50%, Intro to the Digital Story 25%, Technology Prepared 25%.
Expectations
Academic honesty and integrity are important. This schools code of academic integrity is enforced in this course and students are expected to educate themselves. Please take the time to review the code.
Benchmarks
Lesson 1: Blog- 30 points
Each student will create a blog posting and tell the teacher the key events in the 1860s and 70s in Russia and tell why they think it had an impact on the revolution in 1917.
Lesson 2: Poster- 50 points
Each student will create a poster showing the key events covered in the lesson.
Lesson 3: Podcast- 50 points
Each student will create a podcast of what happened from 1902 to 1905 in Russia with a partner.
Lesson 4: WebQuest- 30 points
Each student will perform the WebQuest.
Lesson 5: PowerPoint- 50 points
Each student will compare and contrast the American and Bolshevik Revolutions using PowerPoint.
Lesson 6: Performance Task/I-Movie- 100 points
In groups, each student will show their understanding of the entire unit and come up with the overall reason why the revolution happened.
Quizzes: After each lesson, there will be a quiz over the material that was just learned.- 60 points.
Attendance and Participation: Students will be on time and will participate in class discussions.- 30 points
Grading Scale